Vertical steam-separator.



No. 680,7]7. Patented Aug. 20, l90l.

W. D. LABADIE. VERTICAL STEAM SEPARATOR.

(Application filed Jan. 7, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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WILLIAM I). LABADIE, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJOSEPH G. DUCK, OF MILIVAUKEE, WVISOONSIN.

VERTICAL STEAM-SEPARATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,717, dated August20, 1901.

Application filed January 7,1901. Serial No. 42,435. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM D. LABADIE, a citizen of the United States,residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VerticalSteam- Separators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable oth-I0 ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to a steam-separator; and its object is to separatethe water of condensation from the dry steam, and which separator may bealso used for condensing exhaust-steam.

My invention consists in a vertical supplypipe having a corrugated innersurface, a double spiral placed inside of said pipe, and

a corrugated hood placed below the lower end of the inlet-pipe, combinedwith a downward discharge-pipe and anautomatically-operatingfioat-valve, all of which will be more fullydescribed hereinafter.

The accompanying drawing represents a vertical section of asteam-separator which embodies my invention.

E represents the steam-supply pipe, which preferably has a corrugatedinner surface,

and inside of which pipe is placed a double spiral lattice F. Thecorrugated inner surface causes the steam to pass over a large amount ofsurface on the inner side of the supply-pipe E and thus deposit itsmoisture 55 and water of condensation before reaching the lower end ofthe pipe E, which is connected to the chamber G, as shown. The latticeallows the steam to pass downwardly through the pipe in which it isplaced.

At the bottom of the inlet-pipe E and the top of the chamber G'is placeda corrugated as shown. Connected with the openings through the hood Aare the supporting-pipes B, which catch the water of condensationdeposited upon the hood and carry it downward in the chamber G to suchan extent that the live steam is not apt to come in contact with itagain, and thus again take it up. The upper end of the pipe O approacheswithin any desired distance of the under side of the hood A, and throughthis pipe 0 the live steam passes to the cylinder of the engine or otherplace where it is to be used.

In the chamber G is placed a suitable floatvalve, by means of which thewater of condensation is automatically discharged through the pipe Hwhenever the water reachesaregulated level. The chamber is also providedwith a gage I and a pipe J, through which the chamber can be emptied atany time desired.

This invention is intended to be attached to a vertical steam-supplypipe and will sepavrat-e both water and oil from the steam.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 7o 1. A chamber forreceiving the water of condensation, a steam-supply pipe connectedthereto, a Iatticed spiral placed inside of the supply-pipe and a hoodprovided with perforations near its outer edge, combined with pipesconnected with said perforations, a vertical discharge-pipe and afloat-valve, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a separator, a vertical supply-pipe provided with a corrugatedinner surface, a double spiral placed inside of said spiral pipe and acorrugated perforated cone placed at the lower end of the supply-pipe,combined with pipes connected to the cone, and which pipes conduct thewater of condensation downwardly, a vertical discharge-pipe over the topof which the cone is placed, and a float-valve, substantially asspecified.

3. In a steam-separator, a chamber for re ceiving the water ofcondensation, a steam- 9o supply pipe connected thereto and having acorrugated inner surface, a spiral within the supply-pipe, a cone tocatch the Water of condensation, discharge-pipes connected to the cone,and a vertically-operated float-valve, substantially as described.

4. In a steam-separator, a chamber for receiving the water ofcondensation, a steamsupply pipe connected to the upper end of thechamber and having a corrugated inner roo surface and a double spirallocated therein, In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 2 verticaldischarge-pipe connected with the in presence of two Witnesses. lowerend of sand chamber, and extending up- WILLIAM D LABADIE.

Ward into the same, and supporting a cone for deflecting steam, andpipes connected \Nitnesses:

with the cone fordischarging the water of con- GEORGE OLTSOH,

densmion. HUGO OLTSCH.

